Madhurambikayam
Composition by Muttuswaamee Dikshitar
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Title: Madhurambikayam
Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar
Language: Sanskrit
Ragas: Desisimharavam
Talas: Rupaka
Sources:
- karnatik.com
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (HTML)
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Notation (PDF)
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Class recording (MP3)
- Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org): Recording (MP3)
- YouTube: Video
Lyrics
pallavi
madhurambikayam sada bhaktim karomi sri
anupallavi
cidananda rasikayam sri guruguha sevitayam kadambavana vasinyam kavijananuta yoginyam
caraNam
sakalagama vinutayam samarasya vibhavayam kadi vidya dayikayam kamesvara mohitayam sakala kala rupayam sadasiva pativratayam sthula suksma karanayam sukhatara pravarttanayam
Notation
From Shivkumar Kalyanaraman (shivkumar.org)
Pallavi:
madhurAmbikAyAM sadA bhaktiM karOmi SrI
Anupallavi
cidAnanda rasikAyAM SrI guru guha sEvitAyAM
Madhyama kAla sAhityam:
kadamba vana vAsinyAM kavi jana nuta yOginyAm
caraNam
sakalAgama vinutAyAM sAmarasya vibhavAyAM
kAdi vidyA dAyikAyAM kAmESvara mOhitAyAm
Madhyama kAla sAhityam:
sakala kalA rUpAyAM sadASiva pati-vratAyAM
sthUla sUkshma kAraNAyAM sukha-tara pravartanAyAm
Meaning: (Courtesy: Guru Guha Vaibhavam: http://guru-guha.blogspot.in/2008/04/dikshitar-kriti-
madhurambikayam-raga.html )
Pallavi:
bhaktiM karOmi - I practice devotion,
sadA - always,
SrI madhurAmbikAyAM - unto Meenakshi, the goddess of the city of Madhura
Anupallavi
cidAnanda rasikAyAM - the one who revels in the bliss of consciousness,
SrI guru guha sEvitAyAM - the one served by Guruguha,
(Madhyama kala sahityam)
kadamba vana vAsinyAM - the resident of the Kadamba forest - Madurai,
kavi jana nuta yOginyAm - the goddess exalted by wise, insightful people
caraNam
sakala-Agama vinutAyAM - the one praised by all the Vedas,
sAmarasya vibhavAyAM - the one who has the loftiness of equanimity or harmony,
kAdi vidyA dAyikAyAM - the one who bestows the knowledge of the worship whose Mantra
starts with “ka”,
kAmESvara mOhitAyAm - the one enchanted by Shiva (Kameshvara),
(Madhyama kala sahityam)
sakala kalA rUpAyAM - the embodiment of all the arts,
sadASiva pati-vratAyAM - the devout wife of Sadashiva,
sthUla sUkshma kAraNAyAM - the cause of the gross, subtle and causal (bodies),
sukha-tara pravartanAyAm - the one who brings about great bliss.
Comments:
• This Kriti is in the seventh Vibhakti
• cidAnanda rasikAyAM - Dikshitar’s dIksha name is ‘cidAnanda nAtha’. Therefore this may
also mean ‘Mother as connoisseur (rasika) of Dikshitar himself’.
• Madurai was originally a forest of Kadamba trees, before a Pandya king built the city there.
• “sAmarasya” comes from the word “sama-rasa” which means looking at diversities and seeing
the one
• The names ‘kadamba vana vAsinI’ and ‘sadASiva pati-vratA’ is found in the Lalita
Sahasranama
• The name ‘sAmarasya parAyaNA’ is found in the Lalita Sahasranama, similar to the epithet in
this kriti
Pallavi:
madhurAmbikAyAM sadA bhaktiM karOmi SrI
For Meenakshi (“SrI madhurAmbikAyAM”), the goddess of the city of Madhura, I practice devotion
(“bhaktiM karOmi”) always (“sadA”)
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1 2 3 1 2 3
MD P mp; ; P || pmG GM P ; || ; ; ;; ;; || ; ; ;; ;; ||
Madhu rA- - - mbi kA- - - - yAM
MD P mp; ; P || pmG GM P ,d ||
Madhu rA- - - mbi kA- - - - yAM
ND dpP ; ; P || pmG GM P ,d ||
Madhu rA- - - mbi kA- - - - yAM
ND pdnd mp dp || gmpm gr-sr gmpd ||
Madhu rA- - - - mbi kA- - - yAM - - - -
ND ; N ; S || nd-pm gr – sr gm -pd ||
sadA - bha - ktiM ka- rO- - - mi - - SrI-
ND pdns rs nd || pmgr s-n dp gr S ||
Madhu rA- - - - mbi kA- - - -- yAM- -
sr gm pd-rg mp dn || mpdn sn – rs nd -pd ||
sa-dA- - - bha - - ktiM ka- rO- - - mi - - SrI-
,nD dpP ; ; P || pmG G nd dpM ||
Madhu rA- - - mbi kA- - - - yAM
; ; P; ; ; || ; ; ;; ;; ||
Anupallavi
cidAnanda rasikAyAM SrI guru guha sEvitAyAM
cidAnanda rasikAyAM - the one who revels in the bliss of consciousness,
SrI guru guha sEvitAyAM - the one served by Guruguha,
1 2 3 1 2 3
N,d ;D MP || , m P DN S; ||
ci dA nan - da rasi kA- yAM
snN , d ; nd pm - P || M P DN S; ||
ci dA nan - da ra si kA- yAM
snN , d ; pd nd - pm || dm P DN S; ||
ci dA nan - da ra si kA- yAM
ND nd- pd nd - pm || dm P DN S; ||
ci dA - nan -- da ra si kA- yAM
G; GR RS || snrs nd – rs nd pm ||
SrI guru guha sE-- vi- tA- - - yAM
N D ; nd pm - P || M P DN S; ||
ci dA nan - da ra si kA- yAM
G; GR RS || snrs nd – rs nd pm ||
SrI guru guha sE-- vi- tA- - - yAM
snN , d ; nd pm - P || M P rs N S ; ||
ci dA nan - da ra si kA- yAM
G; gm G nr S || snrs nd – rs nd pm ||
SrI guru gu ha sE-- vi- tA- - - yAM
Madhyama kAla sAhityam:
kadamba vana vAsinyAM kavi jana nuta yOginyAm
kadamba vana vAsinyAM - the resident of the Kadamba forest - Madurai,
kavi jana nuta yOginyAm - the goddess exalted by wise, insightful people
1 2 3 1 2 3
g D p mg – M N ; || D ; ;; ;; ||
kadamba vana vA sin yAM
g D p mg – M N D || g r – n d pm –g r gm pd ||
kadamba vana vA sinyAM kavi jana nuta yO- gin-yAm
g D p mg – M N D || mg gr – n d pm –g r gm pd ||
kadamba vana vA sinyAM ka vi jana nuta yO- gin-yAm
ND pdns rs nd || pmgr s-n dp gr S ||
Madhu rA- - - - mbi kA- - - -- yAM- -
sr gm pd-rg mp dn || mpdn sn – rs nd -pd ||
sa-dA- - - bha - - ktiM ka- rO- - - mi - - SrI-
,nD dpP ; ; P || pmG G; ; ; ||
Madhu rA- - - mbi kA- - - - --
gr R ;; ; ; || S ; ;; ;; ||
yAM
caraNam
sakalAgama vinutAyAM sAmarasya vibhavAyAM
kAdi vidyA dAyikAyAM kAmESvara mOhitAyAm
sakala-Agama vinutAyAM - the one praised by all the Vedas,
sAmarasya vibhavAyAM - the one who has the loftiness of equanimity or harmony,
1 2 3 1 2 3
SG R; GM | ,pM pmG gr R || ; ; ;; ;S ||
Saka lA- gama vinu tA- - yAM
,sG R; gm pd | ,pM pmG gr R ||
Saka lA- ga-ma- vinu tA- - yAM
,sG R; gm gm | ,pM pmG gr R ||
Saka lA- ga-ma- vinu tA- - yAM
S; pm-G MP | , p dn nd D dp P ||
sA ma- ra - sya vibha- vA- - yAM-
,sG R; gm pd | ,pM pmG gr R ||
Saka lA- ga-ma- vinu tA- - yAM
S; pm-G MP | pdnd nd D dp P ||
sA ma- ra - sya vi-bha- vA- - yAM-
kAdi vidyA dAyikAyAM - the one who bestows the knowledge of the worship; Mantra starts with “ka”
NS R – sr gr G | G M G – gr R S ||
kA- di vi- - - dyA dA - yi kA- - yAM
;; ;; ;; | ;; ; ; ; ; ||
-- -- -- -- -- --
NS R – sr gr G | gmpm G – gr R S ||
kA- di vi- - - dyA dA - - yi kA- - yAM
kAmESvara mOhitAyAm - the one enchanted by Shiva (Kameshvara),
ngr-sn N - D P – M | P D nd pm grS ||
kA- mE - Sva ra mO - hi tA- - - yAm- -
Madhyama kAla sAhityam:
sakala kalA rUpAyAM sadASiva pati-vratAyAM
sthUla sUkshma kAraNAyAM sukha-tara pravartanAyAm
(Madhyama kala sahityam)
sakala kalA rUpAyAM - the embodiment of all the arts,
sadASiva pati-vratAyAM - the devout wife of Sadashiva,
sthUla sUkshma kAraNAyAM - the cause of the gross, subtle and causal (bodies),
sukha-tara pravartanAyAm - the one who brings about great bliss.
1 2 3 1 2 3
s g r- g M nd pm gr | s D- n d- mp d N S ||
sakala ka lA rU- pA- yAM sadA Si va pati-vra tAyAM
G g–m ,g - S r–N d | rs nd m P p d n S ||
sthUla sU -kshma kA ra NAyAM sukha-tara pravarta kA-yAm
ND dpP ; ; P || pmG GM P ; ||
Madhu rA- - - mbi kA- - - - --
s g r- g M nd pm gr | s D- n d- mp d N S ||
sakala ka lA rU- pA- yAM sadA Si va pati-vra tAyAM
G g–m ,g - S r–N d | rs nd m P p d n S ||
sthUla sU -kshma kA ra NAyAM sukha-tara pravarta kA-yAm
ND pdns rs nd || pmgr s-n dp gr S ||
Madhu rA- - - - mbi kA- - - -- yAM- -
sr gm pd-rg mp dn || mpdn sn – rs nd -pd ||
sa-dA- - - bha - - ktiM ka- rO- - - mi - - SrI-
,nD dpP ; ; P || pmG G nd dpM ||
Madhu rA- - - mbi kA- - - - yAM
; ; P; ; ; || ; ; ;; ;; ||